Nalanda, the prime face of Bihar has a recognised face of education that taught the world the postulation of Vedas, logic, grammar, medicine, metaphysics, prose composition and rhetoric. The pious land of Lord Buddha and Lord Mahavira provided many generations with a better life.
Late Mr. Devendra Prasad Singh was one such personality who made others' lives worth celebrating. He was a great social volunteer who contributed to the development and upliftment of the socio-economic status of the vulnerable and bereft community of the society. Born in Ghosrawan village of Giriyak block in Nalanda district on Dec 19, 1956, he was the eldest of all the children of Late. Shri Natho Singh, a freedom fighter, and received education at a village government school. With the experience gathered from being politically and socially active, he was self-motivated and envisioned an equity-based society devoid of any exploitation on the ground of sex, race, caste, creed, class & religion.
Mr. Singh was a true social worker who sacrificed his comfort space for social service at a very young age. Committed to the development of the poor, deprived, and marginalized sections of society, he came up with the idea in 1983 to establish a forum with the support of other like-minded people, resulting in the formation of ‘Bhartiya Jan Utthan Parishad’ which was registered on 13th August 1986 as an organization.
The objective behind the formation of the organization was to work for the holistic development of socially excluded, marginalized, and poor sections of society. Late Mr. Devendra Prasad Singh was ahead of his time, believing that until a holistic development approach is followed, development processes are in vain. He believed in the importance of renovating AAHAR, PYNE, to ensure the regular supply of water for agricultural activities and to create local employment. He held various positions and received numerous awards for his contributions:
